Photo: 123dieinafire · CC BY 3.0Households in Hudson have higher incomes than those in 93% of U.S. towns
25% of workers work from home; Wisconsin has 13%. Poverty touches 2.7% of residents, against 10.6% across Wisconsin. The two grades for Hudson are A+ for jobs and income and C for walkability.
Census ACS 2020–24, Census LEHD 2024, EPA Smart Location Database. How the two grades are made
The work figures that set Hudson apart
Home offices are common in Hudson
25% of Hudson workers work from home, against 13% across Wisconsin. Time on the road ↓
Hudson workers spend longer getting to work
The average trip takes 27 minutes each way, against 22 across Wisconsin. Over a year that’s about 207 hours of commuting, 38 more than the state’s typical worker. Time on the road ↓
Written from the Census figures on this page. Commute flows, distances and jobs are Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs only (the self-employed aren’t counted); commute time and working from home are from the Census American Community Survey.
The figures behind Hudson’s Jobs & income grade
On income, poverty, unemployment and job access, Hudson is better than 98% of U.S. towns, #18 of 362 in Wisconsin. All four inputs sit close together, so no single one decides Hudson’s grade. It also does well on household income and unemployment and job access by car.
A fairly firm grade. Within the Census margins of error for income, poverty and unemployment, Hudson could be anywhere from A to A+.
The daily trip from Hudson: about 27 minutes
Round trip, about 230 workdays a year: roughly 8.5 full days in the car, bus or train.
Average commute minutes, one way
of Hudson workers work from home, vs 13% across Wisconsin. Their commute is the hallway.
Share of the 3,566 commuters (the 25% who work from home are left out). Across Wisconsin: 86% drive alone, 1% take transit; U.S.: 81% and 4%. Census ACS 2020–24.
From the Census survey of workers who don’t work from home.
Who works in Hudson, and who works elsewhere
On a workday 4,348 residents head out to work, 216 work right here, and 2,694 people come in from elsewhere.
About 7,100 people are in Hudson on a workday afternoon, 19% fewer than live here.
0.64 jobs for every working resident, so most people commute out.
Workday population = residents − those who work elsewhere + those who come in (the Census “commuter-adjusted” method). Residents: Census survey; commuters: LEHD 2024, primary jobs.
18% of working residents work in Hudson
Where Hudson clocks in
18% of workers
8% of workers
5% of workersLines run between town centers. The top 10 towns each way; “Everywhere else” is the rest, including other states.
A thicker line means more commuters. Switch between where residents work and where the people who work here live.
70% of the jobs in Hudson pay over $3,333 a month
2,910 jobs are based in Hudson.
What kind of work
What it pays
Who does it
Jobs based in Hudson, 2014 → 2024: 2,253 → 2,910. Big swings can come from how a large employer reports its locations, not only from real openings or closings.
Primary jobs covered by unemployment insurance (not the self-employed). Pay is monthly earnings. LEHD 2024.
Here is what they are, next to the jobs Hudson’s own residents hold wherever they work.
How far Hudson’s workers travel
About 16% show a job over 50 miles away. Some of that is real, and some is employers that report every worker at a head office, so a few long commutes are on paper only.
Straight-line distance from each worker’s home block to their main job’s block. LEHD 2024.
Every working resident’s trip, home to work, as the crow flies. Roads add to it, so real drives run longer.
Few in Hudson walk, bike or ride to work
On EPA’s walkability index and the share of commuters who walk, bike or take transit, Hudson is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns, #243 of 362 in Wisconsin. Both inputs place Hudson near the same point nationally.
A firm grade. EPA’s index has no published margin of error; the commuting share comes from a Census survey of 4,758 workers.
How TownRatings grades walkability →
Transit service: no data. EPA’s transit file has no stops for most of this county (its agencies had not published schedules in the format EPA used in 2020). That is missing data, not a finding that there is no bus or train.
Households without a car (shown, not graded). 1.4% of Hudson households have no vehicle (Wisconsin 6.4%, U.S. 8.4%). 0% of Hudson’s commuters take a bus or train.
Hudson is 89th of 2,927 U.S. towns of 6,100 to 11,800 on jobs and income
| # | Town | People | Household income | Poverty | Unemployment | Work in town | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huntington Woods MI | 6,274 | $190K | 2.2% | 0.9% | 2% | A+ |
| 2 | Des Peres MO | 9,102 | $224K | 2.0% | 0.5% | 5% | A+ |
| 3 | Pimmit Hills VA | 6,589 | $173K | 1.6% | 1.3% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 14 | Fox Point WI | 6,583 | $141K | 2.5% | 0.4% | 3% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 28 | Elm Grove WI | 6,354 | $158K | 4.4% | 0.7% | 5% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 42 | Waukesha WI | 8,507 | $131K | 3.0% | 1.2% | 1% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 87 | Cottleville MO | 6,717 | $131K | 2.0% | 2.3% | 2% | A+ |
| 88 | Georgetown MA | 8,577 | $152K | 3.8% | 1.7% | 8% | A+ |
| 89 | Hudson WI | 8,736 | $140K | 2.7% | 2.0% | 5% | A+ |
| 90 | Merton WI | 8,319 | $119K | 2.6% | 1.7% | 4% | A+ |
| 91 | Waikele HI | 7,528 | $121K | 3.7% | 1.3% | 2% | A+ |
| … | |||||||
| 2,927 | Shiprock NM | 7,610 | $36K | 34.6% | 14.9% | 6% | D− |
Census ACS 2020–24 (income, poverty, unemployment), Census LEHD (work in town), TownRatings Jobs & income grades. Each town links to its Work & commute page.
Ranked on the Jobs & income grade: the towns either side of Hudson, the top three, the last and three more from Wisconsin.
The towns around Hudson
The biggest share goes to Bayport (2%).
Average commute minutes, one way
Jobs & commute next door
| Town | Hudson workers there | Jobs & income | Walkability | Commute | Household income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson | – | A+ | C | 27 min | $139,767 |
| North Hudson | under 2% | A | D | 31 min | $122,647 |
| Troy | under 2% | A | D | 28 min | $161,161 |
| Warren | under 2% | A+ | C− | 26 min | $154,423 |
| St. Joseph | under 2% | A+ | C− | 29 min | $113,316 |
Same-state neighbors only. Commute: average minutes each way, Census ACS 2020–24.
Darker towns draw more of Hudson’s workers. Tap a town to see its commute.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- Two sources, two years. Trips, distances and jobs based here: Census LEHD 2024, primary jobs, where the employer reports them. Income, poverty, unemployment, commute time and how people travel: Census ACS 2020–24 averages.
- Straight lines, older transit. Miles are as the crow flies. EPA’s walkability and transit files use 2017–20 inputs.
Jobs and commuting in Hudson: questions
What is the median household income in Hudson?
$139,767 (±$14,925) (Census ACS 2020–24), against $77,485 across Wisconsin and $80,734 nationally.
What is the poverty rate in Hudson?
2.7%, against 10.6% across Wisconsin and 12.5% nationally (Census ACS 2020–24).
How long is the commute from Hudson?
27 minutes each way on average, against 22 across Wisconsin and 26 nationally. 25% of workers work from home.
Where do people who live in Hudson work?
5% work in town. The top destinations elsewhere are Hudson (18%, 3 mi), St. Paul (8%, 21 mi), Minneapolis (5%, 29 mi) (Census LEHD 2024).
Is Hudson walkable?
Hudson is more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns (Walkability C): an EPA walkability index of 6.2 out of 20, and 1% of commuters walk, bike or take transit.
Can you get around Hudson without a car?
0% of commuters take transit and 1% of households have no car. EPA has no transit data for this county.
Commuter talk
Getting to work from Hudson, from the people who make the trip.
More of Hudson
Flows, distances and jobs: U.S. Census Bureau, LEHD Origin-Destination Employment Statistics (LODES 8), 2024, primary jobs. Commute time, working from home and working out of state: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Distances are straight lines between home and work; real drives run longer. Walkability index, job access and transit service: U.S. EPA Smart Location Database. The two grades are our own summaries of these figures, not official ratings.